Happy Camper for Monday, December 25, 2023
Merry Christmas, Kaua‘i! It’s Christmas, so the Pau Hana Market won’t happen, today. This gives the plants time to prepare for New Year’s Day when the Pau Hana Market reopens to welcome the New Year 2024 on Jan. 1 at Kukui Grove Center.
Happy Camper for Saturday, December 23, 2023
This is the day before Christmas Eve and Melissa McFerrin Warrack (get better, soon!) said this is the final night of the Holiday Light Show that starts at 7 p.m. at Kukui Grove Center parking lot fronting the Starbucks (the Christmas Blend is gone at the Target Starbucks!) and Jamba Juice.
Happy Camper for Friday, December 22, 2023
The weather outside has been less than Hawai‘i, but the weather hasn’t slowed down the calendar as the days before Christmas gets closer and closer.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Lorena Silva, of Opu Road Farm, said she didn’t know how to act when all those people bought out her supply of kadomatsu (she said making the kadomatsu is not easy, it’s hard work) during Pau Hana Market on Monday.
Happy Camper for Monday, December 18, 2023
Okay, this is it…today is the last chance for pet photos with Santa at Santa’s House at the Kukui Grove Center because next week is Christmas.
Happy Camper for Saturday, December 16, 2023
This is the week before Christmas (final week before Winter Break) and a lot of things are happening at Pau Hana Market on Monday when the organizers of the Spirit of Giving food drive wrap up the food drive that started in early December.
Happy Camper for Friday, December 15, 2023
Elizabeth Freeman, of the Festival of Lights, wants to remind everyone that Santa and Mrs. Claus “loves to chat with keiki” on Friday (one more Friday — Dec. 22 — before Christmas!) evenings from 6 p.m. at the historic County Building lights displays.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 13, 2023
OK, it’s Wednesday, and the Kapa‘a Middle School Choral and ‘Ukulele Band will host its grand concert starting at 6 p.m. at the Royal Sonesta Kaua‘i Ballroom.
Happy Camper for Monday, December 11, 2023
Still looking for that last-minute holiday stocking-stuffer for the four-legged member of the family?
Happy Camper for Saturday, December 9, 2023
In the time when everyone is shopping until dropping, Edwin Vea said there are at least 50 vendors, who are going to be available on Sunday when The Beach House restaurant hosts its final craft fair before Christmas from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. close to the Prince Kuhio Park.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Mahalo East Kaua‘i Lions Club (Steven Fuji couldn’t make it since he had to prep his bonsai for the Saturday Little Pea Christmas Craft Fair benefiting Kaua‘i Hospice) for continuing its tradition of helping at the Rotary Club of Kaua‘i Lights on Rice holiday parade, where Stan’s Flying Saucers were available for purchase before Stan moved his tent to the Little Pea event (what? Ham and cheese flying saucers?) at the Kaua‘i Philippines Cultural Center
Happy Camper for Monday, December 4, 2023
Kudos and congratulations to the Rotary Club of Kaua‘i and all the point people involved in getting the annual (there was one year when the parade was canceled due to high winds) Lights on Rice holiday parade going on Friday … wouldn’t you say the parade was a nice announcement to the dissipation of the Kona low that dumped rain all over the island through the week?
Happy Camper for Saturday, December 2, 2023
Happy birthday, Melia Okura of Tsunami Taiko, who celebrated her special day by doing Chinese Lion (yes, we have Chinese Lions here on Kaua‘i!) duty at the Contractors Association of Kaua‘i 66th annual General Membership Meeting and Installation of Officers on Thursday at Puakea Golf Course, where Braden Kobayashi of Grove Farm was braving the evening rains to clear the drainage of cut grass that clogged the drain.
Happy Camper for Friday, December 1, 2023
Stephen Fujii (he’ll be with the bonsai people participating in the Little Pea vendor event at the Kaua‘i Philippines Cultural Center on Saturday) was making good use of the Gather FCU shopping basket on Monday at Pau Hana Market, where shoppers can donate food in exchange for discount coupons (good only at vendors in the Pau Hana Market) to benefit the Hawai‘i Foodbank Kaua‘i.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Santa took a break from the hectic post-Thanksgiving weekend to catch up on his shopping at Pau Hana Market at Kukui Grove Center on Monday.
Happy Camper for Monday, November 27, 2023
What a marathon weekend of openings (congratulations to Sheldon and Kristyn Peralta of Bubbah’s Toy Box on being able to open the doors of Sissy’s Stationary and Stuff that had a line waiting on Saturday morning) … Sheldon said they’ve got more stuff coming so make sure to stop by.
Happy Camper for Saturday, November 25, 2023
Congratulations, Sheldon and Kristyn Peralta of Bubbah’s Toy Box, who will open the doors to Sissy’s Stationary & Stuff (stationary and Little Kitty items were good sellers during the many pop-ups at Kukui Grove) from 10 a.m. on Saturday through Dec. 30 in the space located next to Game Stop at Kukui Grove Center.
Happy Camper for Friday, November 24, 2023
Congratulations to the Salvation Army’s Majors George and Flo Rodriguera, and Lts. Andrielli and Jose Gonzalez on feeding (Kahu Kelly of the West Kaua‘i Episcopal Church said she was just going after the dedication of six new Kaua‘i Habitat for Humanity homes, it’s “tradition” the Salvation Army feeds people on the day before Thanksgiving) nearly a thousand people between the Lihu‘e and Hanapepe Corps.
Happy Camper for Wednesday, November 22, 2023
OK, it’s wake up early on Saturday time … Debbie Yanagihara (she coordinates the monthly craft fairs at the Kaua‘i Veterans Center, where a lot of the early arrivals to Kaua‘i go while waiting for everyone else to wake up, and the Church of the Crossroads in Princeville) is presenting the Christmas Craft Fair (“Spread the news and joy!”) with nearly 50 vendors offering gift ideas and handmade craft items at Kaua‘i Veterans Center (check out Kaua‘i Veterans Museum, too) from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Happy Camper for Monday, Novemeber 20, 2023
Becky Komaki said one of the westside farmers growing sweet potatoes had a recipe so she’s trying it out, having loaves of sweet potato bread alongside banana bread and other goodies (kalua pig wrap?) during the Kaua‘i Handworks craft fair.